ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the prevalences of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in adolescents in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2012 by administering the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire, as well as to compare the observ...
Objetivo: Investigar o perfil de sensibilização a alérgenos e a frequência de reatividade ao teste cutâneo de puntura com aeroalérgenos mais comuns em uma clínica especializada de Catalão, GO. Métodos: Neste estudo retrospectivo, foram analisados 400 prontuários de pacientes atendidos no perío...
Solé, Dirceu;
Pastorino, Antonio C;
Kuschnir, Fabio;
Camelo-Nunes, Inês C;
Paes-Barreto, Bruno A;
Porto, Arnaldo C;
Coelho, Magna A. Q;
Toledo, Eliana C;
Furlan, Fernanda P;
Casagrande, Rejane R;
Palvo, Fernando;
Freitas, Marly S;
Santos, Sergio L. O;
Cardozo, Cristina A.
Objetivo: Comparar os fatores de risco associados à asma em escolares brasileiros habitantes de diferentes regiões do país. Método: Participaram estudantes (4-8 anos, n = 4.262; 10-14 anos, n = 10.603) matriculados em escolas privadas ou particulares de onze centros de nove cidades brasileiras, utili...
Factores Protectores,
Animales Domésticos,
Asma,
Factores de Riesgo,
Hipersensibilidad,
Rinitis Alérgica,
Prevalencia,
Nicotiana,
Verduras,
Jugos de Frutas y Vegetales,
Recien Nacido Prematuro,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Análisis de Regresión,
Brasil
Objetivo. Determinar la concentración de vitamina D en pacientes de entre 6 y 18 años de edad sometidos a un seguimiento por asma y la relación entre la concentración de vitamina D y el control y la gravedad del asma. Materiales y métodos. Se inscribió en el estudio a pacientes con asma y voluntari...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The combined effect of obesity and asthma may lead to significant impairment of quality of life (QOL). The aim here was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma among obese individuals, characterize the severity of impairment of quality of life and measure its relationship wi...
Asma/complicaciones,
Asma/fisiopatología,
Asma/psicología,
Estudios Transversales,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Obesidad/psicología,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Pruebas de Función Respiratoria,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
ABSTRACT Objective: To translate the Asthma Control and Communication Instrument (ACCI) to Portuguese and adapt it for use in Brazil. Methods: The ACCI was translated to Portuguese and adapted for use in Brazil in accordance with internationally accepted guidelines. The protocol included the following ...
Respiratory viral infections have been implicated in the origin and exacerbation of asthma symptoms in a variety of ways. A growing body of evidence indicates that viral infections are closely linked to infantile wheezing and suggest that severe bronchiolitis in early infancy may predispose to chronic ch...
Se efectuó un estudio descriptivo y transversal, de casos y controles no pareado, de 120 pacientes con asma persistente, atendidos en la consulta de Alergología del Policlínico de Especialidades, perteneciente al Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico Saturnino Lora Torres de Santiago de Cuba,...
